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six with pink hearts and repeated text, each displaying a different phrase in black block letters over a faded background

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six with pink hearts and repeated text, each displaying a different phrase in black block letters over a faded background

six with pink hearts and repeated text, each displaying a different phrase in black block letters over a faded background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • Within u
  • i lost myself
  • without u i find
  • myself wanting 2
  • become lost
  • AGAIN
  • Within You I lost myself, without you I find myself wanting to become best Again

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090221180631392658159
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
9.3 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ef/ef0aca7e1b29956e7e30f12534aba9d821ba38a86a8d2f345d1c242c5cd07c67.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ef0aca7e1b29956e
SHA-256
ef0aca7e1b29956e7e30f12534aba9d821ba38a86a8d2f345d1c242c5cd07c67
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20090221180631392658159
Archive entry
20090221180631392658159.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090221180631392658159.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090221180631392658159.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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